April 27, 2026Updated April 28, 2026, 12:16 p.m. CT
Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Iowa this week has been canceled.
The vice president was set to appear in Iowa on Thursday, April 30, to campaign alongside U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn for a campaign event.
Later, Vance was to attend a Turning Point USA event on the Iowa State University campus. Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, was scheduled to join him.
Both events have been canceled, according to media reports.
The campaign event with Vance and Nunn has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 5, since Nunn is expected to be needed for a House vote on April 30, NBC Senior National Political Reporter Henry Gomez said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Nunn said in his own Twitter message he is “fighting for the farm bill this week” and will host Vance in Iowa next week.
A second Twitter message from Gomez said, “the Turning Point USA event Vance was scheduled to do at Iowa State on Thursday is off.”
A message from Turning Point USA Tours Team said the vice president was forced to cancel his visit because of a scheduling conflict, and that “despite our best efforts, Iowa State University has informed us that, with students now entering prep week and final exams, they are unable to accommodate a rescheduled date later this semester.”
The cancelation is not related to security concerns, the message said.
On April 25, at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the Secret Service subdued a gunman at the dinner and evacuated President Donald Trump, Vance and other senior officials from the Washington Hilton
Turning Point USA plans to send the Iowa State chapter and local student volunteers to Washington, D.C., to meet with Vance and “remains fully committed” to bringing its college tour back to Iowa for the coming fall semester, the group said.
The vice president attended a private fundraiser and roundtable in Des Moines as Trump’s running mate in 2024. Before he ran for office, Vance was the headline speaker at the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s 2019 annual dinner.
Vance is expected to be a top contender for a presidential run in 2028, though this week would have been one of the few times he’s spent significant time in Iowa.
Celia Brocker is a government, crime, political and education reporter for the Ames Tribune. She can be reached atCBrocker@gannett.com
